Category: General Health

The South Beach diet, which honestly I can’t figure as to why it’s called as such, was composed by Cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston in around 2003 along with dietitian Marie Almon. The main purpose was for Dr Arthur to help his patients improve their lipid parameters. The common diets at the time, which were also…

Knowing about a diet is only half the battle won. Drawbacks of any diet are definitely more important to know than the benefits of them. While the zone diet definitely defines the set ratio of macros making it easier to follow and stick to, since you won’t be feeling hungry due to lack of carbs…

The Zone diet is the second diet we shall discuss in this series of common diets. Created by Barry Sears in 1995 after losing his family member to a cardiovascular disease. The main concept of a zone diet is to stick to a specific ration of Carbs:Protein:fats of 40:30:30. The carbs consumed in the diet…

Now that we’ve covered what an Atkins diet looks like, you may be inclined a little towards it. Heck, even I am inclined a LOT towards it. So if you are like me, and are thinking, ‘Ah let’s give this a try’, what is the next step? The next step would be to identify the…

The Atkins diet was created by Dr. Robert Atkins, a cardiologist in 1972, who devised this diet for his patients to resolve their lipid levels, this diet has gained widespread popularity among well known celebrities for its famed weight loss capabilities. The foundation of Atkins is built on the body being able to flip it’s…

Almost everyone has had that phase at least once in their lives, where they say “I’m fine.” but they don’t really mean it. Whether or not it’s a phase, whether or not you know the reason, it happens. Fortunately we are living in a time where it is no longer a taboo to speak about…

1 month agoby cal.connI've been fortunate enough to possess a gene pool that is devoid of cholesterol imbalances, diabetes and other possibly inherited diseases. However, seeing a close family member get affected from something no one ever thought would even touch our family has been a real eye opener. Obviously the quality of food that is available to the masses and the general lack of knowledge as to how food can actually be healing has caused the role of food to heal as being seriously underrated. Nonetheless, it's high time we wake up and start emphasising on the quality of food we're subjecting

2 weeks agoby cal.connSo my poll is reading pretty positive on you guys wanting to do these challenges with me. I have personally had a pretty rough start to this year, somethings to do with me, some with a close relative. So what better way than to kick these off with something that'll make me work on improving my mental well-being. I'm sharing this here for those of you who wanna do this with me. I'll also not be finishing this in 30 days, but give a days break between each to actually allow time to reflect on each of the prompts. Good